Our resident form analyst Nic Ashman is with a Matt Hoysted-trained runner at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Eagle Farm R5 N9 APPIN GIRL
“Second-up and yet to miss place 3 runs this stage of prep,” Ashman said.
“Heavily backed first-up when losing a plate before being unplaced. Beaten 0.5L second-up last prep when $1.45 and prep before that placed G3 at Flemington.
“Won a stakes race as a 2Yo second-up in first prep. She’s a quality mare that also had no luck only run this course and distance.
“Our data rates her on top and we can’t find a reason why she won’t run well here.”
The top price around for APPIN GIRL as of Friday afternoon was $15.
Last Saturday Nic found ZASZOU at $12 in the rescheduled Listed Helen Coughlan Stakes while his other value pick CAPTAIN AMELIA ($14) got within 1.6 lengths of the winner after being three wide. His tips are currently striking at 56% since the beginning of last year with 25 collects from 45 selections.
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